ALLEGED INDECENT
PICTURES
Charge Again't a Well-Known
Firm.
Botnsider them obscene or indecent.
In answer to Mr. King with reference to the first exhibit wie nees said:-I must say 't is rather doubtful. He corrected his state ment of the impression that the At the Police Court, this anorn fat he saw was to reprodution ing before M J. R. Wond, Chan of a painting. Harr, maonger of the Sincere Witness remarke] that in the Company, was charged with core of the paint the ashje bibiting indecent pictures, by was idealised. Thon was how means of miniature binoculare, evor nothing abalely in 'ecent at the Company's stores.
in the pictures nut ant d to hiny Mr. King-llave your firm works of art served up in that form?
Mr. T. II. King, Deputy Captain Superintendent of Police, prose ca ted and Mr. Otto Kong sing defended.
His Worship - don't think th it is relevant.
Mr. Kong Sing-I can pro duce other firms.
A plea of not guilty was entered P.C. Peploo, on the detective stall, said that on the evening of January 19, he went to Messrs. Mr. Kong Sing-Would you Sincere and Co's premises at have any objection to selling that 215 and 223 Des Voeux Road, in your store?-I don't know uador instructious "'-from- the that we would; it is a small Captain Superintendent of Police, thing. to buy certain indocent. pictures. Witness produced miniature Gold glasses which had to be apie through.
You would not object, ön grounds of any qualms of indr ceroy?—You must recognise that a certain section of the They
# large munity object to these things nod glass show Case, Junning down we have to consider all our The centre of the room, with watch tomers.
in were
Com-
ca
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and eyeglass chains. Hex mined Not because they are indecent? a good many similar articles-Not because they are indecent. beyond those he' bought. . Samu Mr Kong Sing said he would of the pictures wore views of like to point out to His Worship buildings and cities. All these the facical side of this prosecu put in consisted of subjection. It was brought under very dealing with the female figure of act of George 4 and the act in the bude nad the whole lot was spoken of in the preamble ag cost $110. After the purchase "An act for the punishment of was completed the manger was ille and divirderly persons in summoned and tid by Inspec or that part of Great Britain called Watt that he w. ald be proceede England." The real inten-From SAN FRANCISCO, via sgainst for selling indecent pic-ting or The nalina cabe
turer.
8.6. "HONGKONG MARU,"
pointed ut was to prevent | HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS
welling pickura
Dafendant aid :-They repel not indecont: they are work
of art.
.
and SHANGHAI.
The aboved named', Steamer having arrived, Consignoes of Cargo are heroby notified to sond tersignature, and to take immedi- in their Bills of Lading for coun- ato delivery of Cargo from u'ongside.
which were inde cont, or obscene. priple we had no occupatio biu Two days before, witness go ab ui on lie streets ning purchased four others of" which inch pictures That way due 'n two were produced in court, Europe and breine more aom.
Mr. Kong Sing→You selecto mon the further ist they me these from a large bundle; there That was the intention of the was a great number of them legial turg and they had no the show cese - Yon.
ordinance adopting it in the ? Colony, and, as a matter of fact. these pic area and this class of
tuff has been sold here for manyn: rare to the know'alge of the police un no retion had been
These were specially selected -Yee.
And they were specially select ed from a g cat numb r?
On both oroin? Yes.. His Worship: What proport kon, ..
of them ware of this nature?-More than half
tion
Mr. Kong Song You board laspector Watt tell the defendant saline would be super ved fr solling indecout pictures; do you consider the pic ures indecent? Yes, cortainly.
Mr. King :-No.
Cargo remaining undelivered Tursday Fob., 3rd at noon will landed at Consignoes' risk and expense and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown..
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected..
No Claim will be recognised after the Goods have left the Steamer or Godown, and all goods
1. Hera was a respectablo:firm, continuel Mr. Koog Sing, doing business in the ordinary way and hey bring in these pictures in an innocent kind of way with no remaining undelivered on Tues- int nt of doing so maliciously, day Fob, ut, veren afterToon, wickedly or with scandalous in-will be subject to rent and landing
ont. They we oputupon the coun-charge.
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I suppoeo you have visited the Royal Academy in London ?-er in an innocent way. His Wor All chafed and otherwise dam-Sung to Kienlung Dynasties Yea.
You bavo geen works of art
there?—Yes.
Have you visited the Silon, Paris ?-No.
Mr. Kong Sing showing witness
the publication "Lo pu
A Valuable Collection of Antique China and Curios from th Comprising:-5 COLOURED, 3-COLOURED and BLUE and BANG-DE-BEUX VASES, WHITE GODDESS OF MER-
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ship had before him certain work-aged Carga to be left on board or of art, pictures which had been Godown and examination of same WHITE VASES, PLATES, BOWLS, and FIGURES, etc.
to be hold on
'published in book form in London; ; All Claime must be filed on or there had been no prosecutions before 17th Feb., o'herwise they and perhaps the famous artists will not be recognised, would also be called rogues and
au and vagabonde.. He submitted
Salon":- Would you consider that the prosecution was going a
8. MORIMOTO;
Agent.
that an indecent picture ?— a little too far and had over- Hongkong, 31st Jan, 1914. [1136
His Worship Don't you alopped the mark. They were think that the real opinion, is quite willing to withdraw them my own?
before the caso came on but his Mr. Kong Sing: I want to friend had told him that he put this in first I think it is would have to proceed and get a really yours.
conviction.
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This concluded one for the The magistrate's decision will prosecution, and Mr Kong Sing be given to-morrow. submitted that these pictures were not abacone
in- J Regimental Sports. decent and in view of the The regimental Sports of the way in which the prosecution had 26th Punjabie will be held on the been brought, he thought that hi-U. S. R. Č. ground on Thursday
T Worship wub agree with hinnad Friday 12th and 13th instant He was calling Mr. May, The relay res at 320 p.m. on "PRINZ WALDEMAR," - Messra Kelly and Walal, to pro- the Friday will open to Indian having arrived, Consignees of having arrived, Consignees of Captain Enigk, having ar duce to his Worship pictures and Troops in the Garrison, and the cargo are hereby informed that cargo are hereby informed that rived, Consignees of Cargo are their Goods, with the exception hereby informed that their goods prints of famous pictures which 1/2 mile flat race at 420 p.m. their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu- are being landed and placed al were exhibited in the galleries, sne day, wil be open to British of Opium, Treasure and Valuable, are being landed and stored their risk in the hazardous andjer and statues th I were exhibited in troops. The programme is ables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous extra-hazardous Godowns of the the public places of Europe und good use. The Comman line at their risk into the hazardous
Company, Limited, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Godown in London and he thought it Oier and officers of the regi and/or extra hazardous Godowns and/or extra hazardous Godowns Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & would be for the magistrale to ment will be "At Home" on th of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, whence delivery may be obtained Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon, and Wost against Bills-of-Lading countor- say whether, after considering Friday.
Limited. Kowloon, and West Point Godowna, whenco delivery signed by the Undersigned. these works of "art, they
Point. Godowns, whonce delivery
may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be carried were pictures which were inde-
may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forward- on unless notice to the contrary cent or obscene.
Optional Cargo will be forward-ed on unless intimation is received be given to-day. from the Consigness before noon to day requesting it to be landed within ten days of the steamer's ed on unless intimation is received from the Consigneca before noon All claims must be presented to-day requesting it to be landed
arrival here, after which date thoy here.
cannot be recognized.
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Mr. O, H. May, of Mestre, Kelly and Walsh, produced copies of the pictures in the Paris Salon! in 1895, that portfolio being published in London and the latest he had. It contained works THE Company's Steamship of art by famous painters which were exhibited in Parif.
LAISANG". having arrived from the above Ports Consignees of cargo by hor
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No claims will be admitted after she Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undeli vered after the 12th inst., will be tubject to rent.
Mr. Kong Sing:-De you on eider those indecent pictures?
Mr. May:1 do not consider jure hereby informed that their aged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be ex- | aged goods must be left in the
them indeoont.
Witness then examined. amo
No claims will be admitted after No claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowns, the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undeli- and all goods remaining un-vered after the 12th of February, delivered after the 10th of Feb., will be subject to rost,
All broken, chafed, and dam-, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the
All broken, ohafed, and dam.
oxamined on the 10th of Feb. at 11.30a.m. Godowns, where they will be mined on the 12th of February, Godowns, where they will be ex- amined on the 12th inst., at at 9.30a.m..
All claims must reach us before 9.30 a.m. the 17th of Fob, 1914, or they will not be recognized.
All claims must ren hus before the 19th of February, 1914, or they No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case what- will not be recogdized.
No Fire Insurance will be ever. No Fire Insurance will be effected. effected.
Bills of lading will be counter, Bills of Lading will be counter-signed by the undersigned. Bills of Lading will be counter-signed by the undersigned.
by JARDINE, MATHESON NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
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goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo Impeding, the "discharge of the exbibits pat in by the o remaining on board after 4 p.m. police: One, be remarked, looked the 5th inst, will be landed at like a reproduction of a painting, Conaignoe's risk and expenso.
No Fire Insurance will be while another looked liko
effected.. photograph.art
He would not say the second one he saw was obscene. After signed reading Archbold's definition wit mass aid it was a little doubtful: From what he had seen he did
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